About block 969,371
Bitcoin block 969,371 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM UTC, 8 min 31 s after block 969,370. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,048 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0444 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1694 BTC for this block.
Block 969,371 is number 1,692 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 324 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,629 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,221 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.